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# mutt

noun (a mutt, mutts)

«mutt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) A dog of no particular breed, a mixed-breed dog; often said with love. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#m1)
2. (informal, old-fashioned, insult) A silly or stupid person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk, especially in North America, people say «my mutt» about their mixed-breed dog. In stories it is a scruffy but lovable dog. Phrases: a scruffy mutt, a lovable mutt.

### Examples

- Our dog is a mutt from the rescue centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#x1)
- That scruffy mutt keeps stealing our ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#x2)
- Mutts can make great pets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#x3)
- «Come here, you silly mutt!» laughed Dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#x4)
- The little mutt wagged its tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#x5)
- Nobody knows what breeds are mixed in our mutt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#x6)
- Don't be such a mutt, it's easy! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/#x7)

### Note

Countable: mutts. Informal. Similar: mongrel (UK, can sound less kind), crossbreed, mixed breed. Do not confuse with «mutton» (sheep meat).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mutt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mutt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mutt.html) on Mova free.